Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/dallos

This Proto-Celtic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Celtic

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwl̥no-, from *dʰwolno (“to dim, make obscure”). See also Proto-Germanic *dwalaz (“stunned, confused”).

Adjective

*dallos

1. blind

Inflection

O/ā-stem
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*dallos	*dallou	*dalloi
vocative	*dalle	*dallou	*dalloi
accusative	*dallom	*dallou	*dalloms
genitive	*dallī	*dallous	*dallom
dative	*dallūi	*dallobom	*dallobos
instrumental	*dallū	*dallobim	*dallobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*dallā	*dallai	*dallās
vocative	*dallā	*dallai	*dallās
accusative	*dallam	*dallai	*dallams
genitive	*dallās	*dallous	*dallom
dative	*dallai	*dallābom	*dallābos
instrumental	*?	*dallābim	*dallābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*dallom	*dallou	*dallā
vocative	*dallom	*dallou	*dallā
accusative	*dallom	*dallou	*dallā
genitive	*dallī	*dallous	*dallom
dative	*dallūi	*dallobom	*dallobos
instrumental	*dallū	*dallobim	*dallobis

Declension of the comparative
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*dallyūs	*?	*dallyoses
vocative	*dallyūs	*?	*dallyoses
accusative	*dallyosam	*?	*dallyosams
genitive	*dallisos	*?	*dallisom
dative	*dallisei	*?	*dallisbos
instrumental	*dallisī	*?	*dallisbis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*dallyūs	*?	*dallyoses
vocative	*dallyūs	*?	*dallyoses
accusative	*dallyosam	*?	*dallyosams
genitive	*dallisos	*?	*dallisom
dative	*dallisei	*?	*dallisbos
instrumental	*dallisī	*?	*dallisbis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*dallis	*?	*?
vocative	*dallis	*?	*?
accusative	*dallis	*?	*?
genitive	*dallisos	*?	*dallisom
dative	*dallisei	*?	*dallisbos
instrumental	*dallisī	*?	*dallisbis

Descendants

• Brythonic: *dall
  • Old Breton: dall
    • Middle Breton: dall
      • Breton: dall
  • Old Cornish: dal
    • Cornish: dall
  • Middle Welsh: dall
    • Welsh: dall
• Old Irish: dall
  • Irish: dall
  • Scottish Gaelic: dall
• Gaulish: *dallos
  • →⇒ Latin: Dallō
  • →⇒ Latin: Tridallus